Blood is a vital liquid on which life is sustained. The mission of the IDCBIS District Blood Bank is to preserve the blood components with which patients can recover their health.
By donating with us, the main beneficiaries are patients in public hospitals in the district.
Habla con nuestras profesionales y agenda tu cita para donar por aféresis (incluye transporte).
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Donation types
- Whole Blood
- Blood cell apheresis
- Platelet apheresis
When you donate whole blood, your blood components can improve the lives of up to 3 adult patients and up to 4 pediatric patients. 30 minutes of your time can mean new opportunities for those who need it and a great joy for their families. Our team of professionals will answer any questions you may have to perform this act that saves lives every day.
Donation requirements
Be between 18 and 65 years old.
Weigh more than 50 kg.
No flu symptoms such as: fever, cough with phlegm, body ache or sore throat in the last 15 days.
Not having consumed liquor the night before
If you have tattoos, permanent makeup or piercings, more than 6 months must have passed since their application.
Not having taken antiparasitic drugs in the last 15 days.
Not having received blood transfusions in the last 6 months.
Responsible sexual behavior
Not be pregnant.
If you are breastfeeding, that your son or daughter is over one (1) year old
Not having taken antibiotics in the last 15 days
Good health status
If you have had any surgery, please let the bank's professionals know.
If you have diabetes, you should not be treated with insulin.
Eat a minimum of 4 hours before donation
If you had Covid-19, you must wait 15 days from the end of symptoms. In case you have had contact with a person infected with Covid-19, you must wait the same time.
You must wait 7 days after receiving any of the doses of Pfizer, Astrazeneca, Moderna, Janssen or Sinovac vaccines.
If your blood group is O, your weight is over 70 kg, you could be a donor of red blood cells by apheresis. This donation has the value of two common donations that will positively impact the health of patients who need this blood component. This unit can be fractionated so that it can be used for up to 8 pediatric patients.
For the process of red blood cell donation by apheresis (erythroapheresis), an average of 30 minutes is required, during which time our team takes the blood, preserves the red blood cells and returns the other blood components to the donor. The total amount collected at the end is 200 to 210 ml and this type of donation can be performed every 6 months.
Donation requirements
Weigh more than 50 kg.
To be in good health
Not having taken antibiotics or antiparasitics in the last 15 days.
If you have tattoos, permanent makeup or piercings, more than 6 months must have passed since their application.
Not having received blood transfusions in the last 6 months.
Eat a minimum of 4 hours before donation
No flu symptoms such as: fever, cough with phlegm, body ache or sore throat in the last 15 days.
Not be pregnant.
If you had Covid-19, you should wait 15 days from the end of symptoms. In case you have had contact with an infected person, you should wait 15 days from the end of the symptoms.
con Covid-19, debes esperar el mismo tiempo
If you have diabetes, you should not be treated with insulin.
Responsible sexual behavior
You must wait 7 days after receiving any of the doses of Pfizer, Astrazeneca, Moderna, Janssen or Sinovac vaccines.
With a single donation you can positively impact with a higher quality to patients in specific conditions. Cases such as Diego's, a patient who requires 6 units of platelets for surgery, these platelets would have to be extracted from 6 units for which 6 blood donors are necessary. With a single platelet donor by apheresis only one blood component would be taken but with a higher quality and a single donation would be enough for Diego.
For the process of platelet donation by apheresis (platelet apheresis), an average of 1 hour and 30 minutes is required, during which time our team takes the blood, preserves the platelets and returns the other blood components to the donor. The total amount collected at the end is 196 to 200 ml and this type of donation can be performed every 2 months.
Donation requirements
Tener un peso
superior a 50 kg.
Contar con un
estado de salud
No haber
tomado antibióticos o antiparasitarios en lo últimos 15 días
If you have tattoos, permanent makeup or piercings, more than 6 months must have passed since their application.
Not having received blood transfusions in the last 6 months.
Ingerir
alimentos mínimo 4 horas antes de la donación
No haber
tenido síntomas de gripa como: fiebre, tos con flemas, dolor de cuerpo o dolor de garganta en los últimos 15 días
No estar
embarazada
If you had Covid-19, you must wait 15 days from the end of symptoms. In case you have had contact with a person infected with Covid-19, you must wait the same time.
If you have diabetes, you should not be treated with insulin.
Responsible sexual behavior
You must wait 7 days after receiving any of the doses of Pfizer, Astrazeneca, Moderna, Janssen or Sinovac vaccines.
Requisitos especiales
No haber
tenido más de un embarazo
There are some medications that prevent platelet donation, so if you take any medication please consult with our professionals by writing to 313 305 5262 or contacting us through social networks.
Valuable services
The IDCBIS District Blood Bank is a national and international benchmark for training and education of human talent in blood banking and transfusion services. It is the only one in the country that performs molecular biology tests (NAT) for the HIV virus, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C on 100% of blood components to ensure the quality and safety of blood components.
The only blood bank with specialized equipment for the irradiation of blood components that handles gamma irradiation with Cesium-137 with an optimal distribution of the dose throughout the blood component, which ensures that T lymphocytes do not proliferate, applicable to transplanted and immunosuppressed patients to reduce the development of graft-versus-host disease.
We provide permanent technical support to transfusion services to improve inventory management.
We provide support to the different institutions in the construction of an adequate transfusion therapy.
- Products and services
Products and services
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Red blood cells low in leukocytes.
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Fresh frozen plasma.
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Standard platelet concentrate.
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Cryoprecipitates.
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Unit platelet concentrate by leukoreduced apheresis (CUPs).
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Filtered leukoreduced platelet unit platelet apheresis concentrates (CUPs).
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Red blood cells filtered by apheresis.
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Filtered pediatric aliquots.
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Irradiated blood components.
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Immunohematology tests for the resolution of blood group discrepancies and compatibility tests.
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Platelets, red blood cells and apheresis products irradiation service.
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Reference laboratory for the assembly of confirmatory tests in blood banks.
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Blood reconstitution service
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Therapeutic phlebotomy service.
¿Quiénes se benefician con la donación de sangre?
Desde maternas hasta víctimas de accidentes, los componentes sanguíneos benefician a una gran cantidad de pacientes todos los días. Según la OMS, cada 2 o 3 minutos una persona en el mundo necesita una transfusión.
Hasta el momento no hay una forma de crear la sangre o un componente que pueda reemplazar todos sus beneficios. Por esta razón, la cultura de la donación es indispensable para cualquier comunidad.
Cuando donas en el Banco Distrital de Sangre apoyas el tratamiento de pacientes en hospitales públicos y privados de Bogotá y otras ciudades.
District Blood Bank Team
Sonia Patricia Forero Matiz
Technical Director Blood Bank
Bacteriologist. Esp. MSc (c)
Paula Andrea Gaviria García
Advanced Immunohematology Unit Leader
Bacteriologist. MSc.
Jenny Johanna Pinilla Gómez
Líder de Inmunohematología
Bacteriologist. Esp. MSc (c)
Sandra Milena Roman Serrato
Líder Aseguramiento de la Calidad
Bacteriologist. Esp.
Lisbeth Jennifer Catherine Soto Coral
Líder Inmunoserología – Biología Molecular
Bacteriologist. Esp.
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